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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-02-10
ANOTHER RAILROAD.

At a recent railroad meeting at
Shreveport the following letter from
Mr.. S. w. Fordyce, President of the
st. Louis, Arkansas and Texas rail
road, was read and considered. The
meeting invited Mr.. Fordyce to visit
Shreveport for further conference:
cit has always been the intention
of this Company to extend its lines
to your city, but on account of the
misfortune resulting in putting the
road in the hands of Receiver, and
on account of the large amount of
work we have to do in changing the
gauge from a narrow to standard,
we have not been able to take up
until now the question Of building to
your city. I see by the papers that
Mr.. Gould has made your people a
proposition to extend a branch of the
Iron Mountain to your place. It oc-
ours to me that the building of our
line is Of much more importance to
your people than his. He will con-
troll the line from Marshall to New
Orleans by way Of your place in the
reorganization of the Texas Pacific,
SO that the building of cutoff from
Arkansas to your city will be but an
other branch of the same line of rail-
way you already have. Our line, if
built to your place, would give you
three competing lines, and I think
would be of much greater service to
your people than by having only two
competing ines. Ifyourpeople will
give us the right of way from the
Louisiana line to your city, and de-
pot grounds in the city and terminal
facilities, we will agree to build the
line either from, at, or near Lewis
vile, or from Magnolia, as the sur
veys indicate the best line, and to
commence work at once.
eff you agree with me that it is
better for your people to have our
line than his, and you are willing to
: aid us to the extent indicated, please
advise me. l trust your people will
not close any contract with Mr. Gould
until after you have fully considered
the matter in all it's bearings.
every truly yours, ETC.,
as. W. FoRDYcE, President"
Mr.. Fordyce has telegraphed that
either he or his representative would
be in Shreveport Thursday or Friday
of the present week.
The Shreveport Times thinks "the
extension of the st. Louis, Arkansas
and Texas railroad to Shreveport will
induce Mr.. Gould to build his road
more readily if there is competing
line"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-02-10

The days of the week and month
in 1881 correspond with the days of
the week and month of 1887. If al
MANAGES and calendars should run
short for this year you can hunt up
your old one for 1881 and make it
answer.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-02-10

Nothing is SO useful and so salts
factory in the difficulties between To-
Dor and capital as arbitration. This
is good thing to remember during
the whole year of 1887.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-02-10

The Southern system has again
been exhibited, this time in Texas.
An honest poor man has just been
elected to the United States Senate.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-02-10

V. Shidet, Matchmaker and jew.
eler, Bogel's new building, Shreve.
port, is prepared to repair watches
and jewelry at moderate rates and
guarantees satisfaction. He also
has on hand for sale an excellent
assortment of watches and iewelry,
which he guarantees.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-02-10

What Louisianians lack in capital,
they make up in enterprise and hos
pitality, Louisiana is q charming
State.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-02-10

The time of year has arrived for
the newspapers to commence telling
the farmer that the all-cotton-sys.
tenn is ruinous, and that he should
right'abont-face and diversity his
crops just one year so as to see what
difference there will be in his cash
account when the crop is gathered
and sold.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-02-10
STATE NEWS.

veyor-General of this State.
The q. S. District Court will meet
at Shreveport Monday, Feb. 81.
A postoffice has been established
at Bedford, Red River parish; A.
A. Farmer, postmaster.
J. 81. Fisher, of st. Landry, COM
mitted suicide at Keachi last week.
He was attending shool.
F. G. Vizenne. who stabbed ito
death his employer Pierre Guichot,
at Shreveport, has been acquitted.
Tho St. Mary's Episcopal Church,
at Franklin, was recently burlgar-
lied of two silver plates used for
charitable collections.
The Echo says since the Sunday
law went into effect there has been
an increase in the attendance at
Lake Charles churches.
Judge Lazarus, a District Judge
in New Orleans, has been found
guilry of malfeasance in office and
his removal ordered.
A new postoffice called Blanchard,
has been established in Bayou Pierre
Point, DeSoto parish. The service
will be twice week from Mansfield.
Fred. Hubley, an old and indus
trious citizen of the town of Match
itoches, was recently run over and
killed by a railroad train at Pro
vencal.
jeff. johnson, colored, confined
in the Caddo Jail for petit larceny,
sawed his throat with a pen-knife
the other day but did not succeed
in severing the jugular.
The Farmers Union is the title of
a new paper to be established at
Choudrant Station, in Lincoln par
ish. 1t will be the official organ of
the State Farmers Union.
DR.. T. G.. Ford, of Shreveport,
who shot and killed j. G. Kirkpat
rick at New Orleans, pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to Is years in
the Penitentiary, a fine of 80 cents
and costs.
Albert Jones, colored, pleaded
gully in the Caddo parish District
Court, last Tuesday, to the crime of
poisoning Alex johnson, colored.
Tiney Johnson, wife of deceased, is
also held for the murder.
The Governor has offered $3.50
reward for the arrest of Porter
Young, Jr., who recently murdered
Dickson Robinson in East Feliciana.
Young is dark griff, heavy built,
Z feet 8 inches in height, % years of
age, weighs 100 pounds.
Frank Radcliff, of Winn parish,
recently, gave his wife some medi-
cine, saying it had been prescribed
by physician. Afterwards, the
woman had commissions and ply
stefan pronounced it a case of poison
by strychnine, administered with
murderous intent.
A freight and passenger train on
the Shreveport and Junction rail.
road collided last Saturday. A box
car of goods was thrown off the
track and demolished and the en-.
gines slightly damaged. Beyond a
slight shaking up, a few slight
bruises and two hours delay, the
passengers were uninjured.
Tom Mclaughlin was recently
assassinated by unknown parties at
Long Point bridge, near Rayne, in
Acadia parish. VIM. Riley, Jr., is
under arrest charged with the crime.
Riley wanted to marry McLaugh-
Inns daughter, to which the father
objected; the young lady also pre-
ferring another suitor. The theory
is that Riley's idea was to throw the
suspicion of the assassination upon
his rival, and that he would thus
win her affections.
George Strong killed Ferryman
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1887-04-08

OUR friends in Hancock county
seem to think That they will Ger.
tainly lave hanging OF tue 2Oih
Instant. That is the day appointed
tor the execution of Joe Crauc.
We are still OF the opinion that
they viii be disappointed "Dear
Bvb,' our rery kind-hearted Gov
eruor will surely interfere and com
mute JOe's sentence TO imprisOn-
nent in the peniteutiary for life, or
such time.as he uhs GovernOr) may
see ht to pardon him out. The Pc
;ition sigUed by some of the citi-
zens of the county will be taken
soon by a brilliant attorney and
presented to "DeaI Bot" accompa.
MED with a sonl stirring appeal for
executive clemency, and Joe Crane
will not hang this time
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1887-04-08
LETTER FROM POPLARvILLE


POPLARvlLIE, AiIss., April 4, 1887.
Correspondent DenocratSstar.
Mr. Mcclure, Of The Mcguire,
DOwd & Co Lumber Company,
Minaesota, is NJ work with a force
of hands erecting u large saw mill
about four miles northwest of here,
aud about one aud a half miles
from The Northeastern railroad.
The mill will have Il capacity of
about seventy. thousand feet
per day.
Col. j. q. Derby, of the Stanton
house, Chattanooga, was here last
week. He says he is coming here
shortly and erect u hne residence
aud enter into manufacturing
business; also improve his lauds
near this town.
Mr. Goodyear and lady, from
Michigan, were here few days
since. Mr.. Goodyear owns about
twenty thousand acres OF land in
Marion county, and has extensive
lumber interests In Michigan.
a representiye of another North.
ern syndicate has been here pros
pecting for laud. They want to get
about a half million acres altogetL.
er, and as much in a body as possi,
BILE.
The services OF competent
teacher have beeu secured for the
pnblic school at this place. We are
hopeful OF mach good in the future
Of this town as IA location tor u fine
school some day.
The NJ. E. Sunday school IN 10
have IL picnic on the first Saturday
in May. Prot. Cooper, of Cooper
will be here then. We
AXE this opportunity to invite
Captain Z. K. TO Poplarville, and
1romiSe him a pleasant day.
PINUS
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1887-04-08

Mr.. q. N, JENKINS, solicitor of
patents, Washington, ID. G. Official
ly reports to the DEMOCRAT STAR
the following complete list of pat
cuts granted inventors for the
week ending Mach 20, 1887: Mis-.
siSsippi-W. q. woodstock and n.
A. Ulman, Bay ST. Louis, shedding
mechanism for looms. Louisiana =
Geo. A, Colomb, Convent, artificial
tooth crown; Marie Dauos, New
Iberia, cultivator.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1887-04-08

The Courier Journal says that
one of the preachers OF Louisville,
who has recently been to Birming-
ham, figured so much on corner lots
and options, aud bad "tbe fever
so bad that when be retuaBed 10
his congregation to preach on Suu-
day he announced ''yOu will find
the text in Second avenue, Twenty
ffth street"
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1887-04-08
TO ADVERTISERS.
The DEMOORAT-STAR

The DEMOCRAT-STAR
is the Oldest newspaper on the
Mississippi Gulf Coast ; has a
larger bona fde circulation
than any other newspaper in
this section; therefore, it is
the BEST advertising med
ium. Advertisers, bear this
in mind.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1887-04-08
A qOCv SUGGESTION.


| 10 our issue OF two weeks age
we, opposed The plan Of donating
lands TO immigrants rs being nnwisG
and unnecessary. Since which time
the ParcagOula Real Estate Agency
has had some correspondence
with Western men on the subject.
We take tue liberty OF publishing
an extfact from one OF these ol
recent date, which we thiuk con-
tains some wise suggestions just
III conformity 10 the plan prosposed.
Alter speaking of the necessity
Of having parties to come aud try
the country before families will be
willing to break up and come
South, this gentleman says: at
success attend such an effort, and
q good showing can be made, the
work is done, and l bave enough
confidence in the possibilities Of
the Coast country to believe you
Can thpn secure q heavier immigra-
tion than any other part of the
State. Now, tins is straight talk
aud pure business as | see it. The
only effectual action your people
could take you'd be to aid such an
undertaking by not donating any
lands as mentioned in the article in
the DEMoCRAT-STA but by select
ing good piece of suitable size
and sell it to the i'm migrants at the
present price on, say three years
contract, at Il fair rate OF interest.
Our party next fall will be able to
buy aud pay for all the laud they
want, but such course OH the part
Of people would show that they
we're willing to make all effort to
aid, and would leave the new |
,omers their entire capital to work
,n, erect buildings, buy stock, i'm.
etc"
The PaScagoula Real Estate
Agency is constantly receiving
etters liAe the above, and there is
,very indication of IN immigration
in this direction soon.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1887-04-08
COmnnissiOner's Sal.
The State OF Mississippl. jackson c0D,,.
Chanccry Court.

inc STATE OF Mlssissippl, jackson coDn,
Chancery Court
L. !. CAssARD, ErAL,
No. 257. Va. Rn6
HrNRY CAssARD, ET Ak partition
BY virtue Of the authority vo..,
me, ana III accordance with tha tsSU.. y
the decree Of the Chancery Con,t t',%a ~ Of
county aforesaid, rendered at tha NJ Ile
Term, 1881, thereof, ia the abor.~ march
tied cause pending in said Com, suu
COmInissio therein, daily anno;ut y
qualified in said cause, viii p1ocaaS anssua ', ald
at public auction, to the highest bidsaa' bJS''
for cash, ut the door of the Court.huouossl Iuusl
OF said county, in the town of Ser.n,u'''
within the hours prescribed by law y
Sheliffs sales, on -" "r
AOhday, the 18Th day of Aprp
A. d. 1887,
the real estate described AZ follow. q,
and singular the following described t,.a. Az
or parcels of land situated. lyng srS% %ac''
ing in the county of jackson and St"s."N '"
Mississippi that ~ to say VI
lst. A certain tract, piece or portioD ,s
land in section No. six in towu,bin ~
eight, south of range No. six in SONAR. Nv W
five, said lot measures sixty feet front On
Commerce street, by three hundred tes, T.
depth to Spring street, bounded on ,ba n
north by Spring street, on the east IS
Mobile street, on the South by Commor.,
street, on the west by lot No, 6ge =
same square now or formerly belonoin,
10 the heirs of Mistress +. Ryder 'S
I'd Another certain tract. patca ~.
portion Of ground known us lot No. 6ye IN
Krebsville, lying on the back range Of lot,
in said Krebsville, bounded on tie norh
by the niarsh of Yazoo lake. ON the toutb
by Spring street, on the east by lot No
six, and on the west by lot No. four
Sd. Anothcr certain tract, parcel or
portion of land designated and knuwpm
lot No six, lying and being in the back
range of lots ia the town of Krebsyillp
bounded on the west by the above tract
and OH the east by lands reserved for
street. said tract, parcel OF portion of land
measures from east to west ninety feet
and fOnr hundred feet, more or less, run
uing from north to sonth.
4th. Another certain tract or parcel or
land known and designated by the anm.
Der four, in tho plau of said Krebsyit
and bounded rs follows: on the north Lv
the marsh of Yazoo lake, or. the east by
lands now sold by james Davis, Ou the
south by Spring street, and Oh tho west
by lands owned by John Grant said lot
measures four hundred feet, more or les,
from north to south, and one
feet running trnm east to west
Together with all aud singular the ap
purt"nances, privileges and hereditamenis
.hereunto belonging. or in anv wise ap.
pertaining. W. NJ. DENNY.
Commissinner
Scranton, March Is. 1857. 35t
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1887-04-08


The Philadelphia Press has dis.
covered mares nest. 1t says :
"The suspicion is now abroad that
the President has not adhered TO
one of the provisions of the Inter
State Commerce law in the appoint
ment of the Commissioners. The
law says that not more than three
OF the Commissioners shall be APP
pointed sfFou The same political
party. Two OF thegenllempn named
are reputed To be Republicans, bat
it is stated that both of them at
the last Presidential election voted
the same way that the three Demo-
Gratis who have been selected voted.
IL this be true, the President has
clearly selected all the Commission
ers frofB the Cleveland party.H
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1887-04-08
DON'T WAIT TO BE DUNNED.

We dislike very much to dun a
man, therefore, We would respect.
fully ask those who know they are
indebted to the DEMOCRAT STAR
Office either for subscriptions or job
work, 10 come forward aud pnv
what they owe. Now is the accept.
ed time. Let whosoOvpr will come.
and square up the old accounts
freely, and thereby make yourselves
happy and us glad.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1887-04-08
THE DEMOCRAT STAR is tLe

The DEMOCRAT STAR is the pa
per in which to insert court adver.
tisements, because 1t has the
LARGEST circulation of any other
paper in Jackson county, and be-
cause it is all printed at home. In
other words, the DEMoCRAT-STAR
is not "patent inside" or ''Outside7
nor IS "plate matter" used in the
makeup of the paper. Lawyers
and others who have control of
legal advertisements would do well
to bear this in mind, aud govern
themselves accordingly, lest the
legality ottbelr advertisements be
0roight into question.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1887-04-08

ENTERPRISE does need a lively
newspaper just now, aud we would
suggest that sOme eDterprising
young man buy an outfit and turn
loose OF that booming city. Call
it the BlGsted Furnace or the Boom
erGng. BY all means let Enterprise
have ~ weekly paper, ii it be Ouly
a SIX by nine affair.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1887-04-08

"QUICK SALES AND SMALL
PRuFITs.T-Don't iail to read care.
fully the advertisement 10 the
DEMOCRAT STAR this week with
the above beading. By so doing
you will see that the store of n.
Arbo, Bay st. Louis, Miss, is we'll
fIIed with dry goods, clothing,
groceries aud almost everything
needed by a family. Try it'll
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1887-04-08

MRS. ELLA WHEELER WILCOX,
has sailed for Cuba, and the Buffa
10 Express says; 20 Latly.birl,
lady-birl; soft be the winds that
bear thee away to the south Rose.
leaf, rose.leai; float on DER the
summer seas! Red headed singer
OF passion sail in and have "A good
time ~
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1887-04-08

A DRUMMER was arrested in
Cleveland tor "mashingn and fined
$50, besides being sent to the work
house for 30days. This traveller evi.
IDENTIFY placed too liberal "a coustruc-
iion gu the decision OF the Supreme
Court as the license of drummers.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1887-04-08
THE POOR MANS PROBLEM.

SifanyolS who COME 10 our miuSl
are strangely impressed with the
, amount OF poverty IN our section Ol
country, and not without cause. II
is, indeed, rather remarkable how
men will persist in puTsuiDg such a
course as will keep their pockets
eternally empty and then not pos
sess the ordinary comforts OF life.
In some cases there is more or less
plausible excuse, but in many there
In none.
Almost any man of ordinary
physical and mental capacity can
earu in this country from $50 10 $50
per month at almost anything he
will turn his attention to. Scarce
~ anywhere in the world are lands
and homes cheaper. What greater
adv anita ge could man ask to ena
BILE him to obtain comfortable
living.
Now, compare these advantages
with other sections. Take Europe,
where lands are dear, population is
dense aud wages are small. Take
the North, where work is stopped |
entirely among certain classes for
several mouths in the year, and it |
is all they can do to keep them
selves from freezing. We don't
hear OF their starving, and yet they
have no better advantages or high
er wages than here. They are
to lay up their winter
supplies, in many instances, like
the squirrel gathers Its winters
mass, while our people here have
nothing 10 do but gather food and
raiment the entire year, aud then
OF hard times.
Why is thisi Solomau says 20
10 tue ant to learn the secret, and
It is an excellent suggestion. There
s evidently something wrong.
Mans necessities are not so une-
lually distributed as to make this
Inference. When we fnd ourselves {
,rumbling at our misfOrtuncs we
an always learn a valuable lesson
y turning our thoughts to our less
avOred ueighbOrs.
These remarks are not intended
lone for those who are in abject
'Overty, but all who are most
ayOrahly surrounded and make no
dvance, financially. Ii is Il lnyste.
y that 1t would profit every man, !;
nd especially young men to earn.
silly endearOr to solve. 1t can be
one and every man may fad C
he secret Tor himself if he will try. \
f he is simply too lazy, which is {
Ometimes the case, he ought to f,
o out and kick himself or get o
lend TO do it tor him, and 20 to II
Ork. h
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1887-04-08

MR. JOSEPH F. CAzENEUVE, the
efficient sheriff OF Hancock county,
requests us to state in the DEMO.
GRAFT STAR that he has not signed
the petition for the pardon of Joe
Crane. Aud we are informed that
there are other prominent citizens
OF Hancock county who refuse to
sign said petition.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1887-04-08
MARINE.

OFFICE OF THE DEMoCRAT-STAR,
PAscAGouLA, April &, 1887. I
Report for the week ending April 7th
ARRIVED.
Rus BIZ Abti, Roos, 321tons from Colon to
nIster, 4tb inst
Am Sch Lena K. St0rer, Dutch, 23S tons
from Colon to Greiner X SOdersirom 9th
inst.
Am Sch Four Brothers Tarkrl, ~ tons
from Key Wes' to Oantzler, lst inst
CLEARANCES.
Swed Blk J. Bergman Olsen, Sikstrom. sos
tons for Brake, Germany. by Gregory IL
Co. with 349, ,4S2 feet lumber valued at
$3.50. LIST inst
Am sch Geo. M0ulton. Jr., Lauderkiu,
356 tons for Boston By Henry with S7l,-
6I7 feet l1mber. 6Ih inst.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1887-04-08

WE are indebted to the Com init.
tee on Invitations for an invitation
to attend a picnic to be given by
the Plum Bluff Sunday-school, on
The 9Th OF May. We will Try aud
be present.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1887-04-08
Mississippi Press Association.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT,

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, I
WATER VALLEY, Mss, March 2s, 81. {
Notice is hereby gwen that the
Twentv.secOHd Annual Meeting OF
the Mississippi Press Association
will convene in he City of Mrri-
dian. on Wednesday, the 1lth day
of May, 1887. The Executive Com.
mittee have completed the pro.
granmc for the occasion aud ar.
ranged the usual preliminaries.
The Secretary has been authorized
TO correspond at once with the off.
clhlS OF the various railroads IN eff.
erence 10 transportation for the
members. A full attendance of the
members of the Association is cor
daily requested.
S. b. BROWN, President.
G. w. ROGERS, Secretary.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1887-04-08

THE Tnpplo JomRat is to be en-
tirely an all ''home-print' paper
after its issue Of Friday last. We
are glad that its able editor has
acted so wisely, and hope the nner.
chants and business men OF TupclO
will increase their patronage to he
Journal, because it is now a hOme
institution.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1887-04-08

The New Orleans PicayWne OF
Tuesday eommends in lively terms
the prompt action Of the Mayor of
Biloxi in jailing the rOughs of the
last Sunday excursion to that place
from New Orleans, who were guilty
Of fighting with knives, eic., and
says in conclusion: "If the officials
of the country towns trequented by
excursiOnists will only follow The
example of the Biloxi Mayor they
will soon put an eud TO these out
rages.n Aud we will add, that IL
the Crescent City will bring her
roughs around in the way they
should go, they will not so readily
depart nom it. ItiS not such rare
thing for law-breikers 10 be pun.
lshetl m Mississippi, but IL may be
somewhat rare experience for New
Orleans rOnghs. We are Rlad We
don't have this New Orleans scum
over here, but Il we did they would
be apt to be put under lock and key.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1887-04-08
our AGENTS.

The following gentlemen are authorized
10 collect all dnes to the DEMO cRAT. STAR
Office aud receipt for the same:
Mr.. H. F. Russell, Ocean Springs, Miss.
Mr.. Joseph C. Airey, Handsboro. +"
Mr.. Marion +. Baxter, P, arlington, i"
Mr.. N. Butchert, Pass Christian, :"
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1887-04-08

CAPr. john V. ToULME, the pop
ular proprietor OF the Crescent Ho-
tel, Bay st. Louis, is putting that
pleasantly situated seaside Hotel
IN splendid repair for the reception
Of summer visitors.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1887-04-08

EVERYTHING should be done to
encourage. people TO secure homes.
The man who owns a hOpe is a
better citizen, more useful to the
community than one who rents.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1887-04-08

SAM JONES has begun series of
revival meetings in Cincinnati,
where be expects to labor for two
weeks. Sam Small is at home in
Atlanta taking a rest.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1887-04-08

The st. Andrews Bay Sand Com.
paEy of Florida bursted sometime
ago, and some of our SeacoaSt peo.
pie are not happy, as they DIT at
the tempting bait. The manager
of the fraud is still in the bands of
the law.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1887-04-08

CAPT. w. II. HARDY, President
of the Cult and Ship Island Rail.
road, left fer New York Wednesday
IN the interest of his road. He will
probably be absent month.